Bone Broth

 

Bone Broth is all the rage lately and to be honest, it’s a trend I never thought I would embark on. The whole idea of drinking bone broth wasn’t that appealing to me. But on the advice of my Naturopath, she insisted I start drinking a cup of bone broth daily. I have been on a journey to heal myself of chronic inflammation, leaky gut and candida. The best thing to help heal these, is bone broth. It’s super easy to make and as it cooks, the longer it cooks the better the broth gets. I have been experimenting with recipes and this is the one I tried today.

2-3 Small Pork Bones (Organic)

2 Cloves of garlic

2 Onions

3 Celery stalks

3 Carrots

2 tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar.

2 Bay leaves

3 Peppercorns

1 teaspoon of Pink Himalayan Salt

I decided to try roasting the bones in the oven at 450 degrees for 30 min. Turning the bones after 15 min. I included the chopped onions and carrots to the roasting pan as well. I read that roasting the bones beforehand enhances the flavour as well as giving the broth a rich and deep color. Once the bones were done roasting, I put the bones, onion and carrots, even the drippings from the roasted bones into my crock-pot. I then added the 3 stalks of celery, the bay leaf, apple cider vinegar, garlic and himilayan salt and the peppercorns. I used enough cold water to cover the bones, just an inch more of water I would say.

I then set the crock pot on low and in 24-48 hours I will have one amazing broth. It smells so good while it is cooking. Don’t forget the apple cider vinegar, it is so important to bring out the marrow from the bones. I have to say that after my first batch I am now a believer. In just a few short days of drinking a cup of broth everyday. I noticed that I felt better, my inflammation was noticeably less and I found that it kept me full and helped with my sugar withdrawal symptoms. It is an excellent way to help heal your gut and body from pain and inflammation naturally. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Author’s Note- let the broth cool and then place in your fridge for about 6 hours. Then you will want to skim off the fat and discard.